Elamur LocationsBerestyn
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Берестин.
English name
Berestyn — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.
Other forms in use:
- Krasnohrad — Former Ukrainian name, officially replaced by Berestyn in September 2024.
- Krasnograd — Russian-based form of the former name, common in older English sources.
- Konstiantynohrad — Ukrainian form of the earlier name used before 1922.
- Konstantinograd — Russian-based historical name used in English accounts of the imperial period.
- Красноград — Former original-script name, replaced officially in 2024.
- Berestin — ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage.
- Берестин — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.
French name
Berestyn — Same as in English; selected to reflect the official 2024 renaming. No claim is made that French reference works have all updated their headings.
Other forms in use:
- Krasnohrad — Former Ukrainian name in French references before the official 2024 renaming.
- Krasnograd — Russian-mediated former name in French geographical sources.
- Konstantinograd — Earlier historical name in French accounts of the Russian Empire.
About
Berestyn is a town in Kharkiv Oblast near the Berestova river. It grew from a fortified settlement and later became a regional railway centre.
Notes
Renamed in 2024 from Krasnohrad to Berestyn; the earlier Konstantinograd name was replaced in 1922. City council confirmation: https://berestrada.gov.ua/2024/09/20/shchodo-pereimenuvannya-mista/ ; legal text: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3984-20 . Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .
Identifiers: Wikidata Q1104739 · JSON
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